Around the world, many ecosystems have been altered by “invasive species”—nonnative species that migrated or were transported to a new … More
Category: Endangered Species Act
How do we decide what environmental goals to fund?
If $10 million magically appeared and you got to decide how to allocate it between several environmental goals, how would … More
To encourage more species recovery, we need to acknowledge and reward successes
Last month, a federal court ordered the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem population of grizzly bears put back on the endangered species … More
What are “reasonable efforts” to restore habitat? Supreme Court argument highlights the importance of who pays to recover endangered species
On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in Weyerhaeuser Co. v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, … More
Transaction costs matter
Will Harris, a free-range chicken farmer in Georgia, recently learned first hand the importance of transaction costs. In the last … More
Property owners for regulation?
With endangered species reform getting some much deserved attention, it is a happy coincidence that the Supreme Court will soon … More
Lesser prairie chicken continues to recover thanks to collaborative conservation. Could such efforts soon help more species?
The lesser prairie chicken, a species of grouse found in Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, continues to recover … More
What if, instead of battling about the costs of environmental regulations in the political arena and the courts, property owners and environmental groups treated their differences as an opportunity for arbitrage?
Whether regulation generally—and environmental regulation, in particular—imposes significant burdens on property owners and other regulated parties is sharply contested. The … More
Monkey selfie case: another example that litigation-driven environmentalism is inferior to market-based conservation
In 2011, Naruto, a seven-year-old crested macaque played with a cameraman’s equipment, taking several selfies that have since gone viral. … More
Yes, the Endangered Species Act prevents extinction. But why don’t we recover more species?
45 years after the Endangered Species Act was enacted, it is as popular and as controversial as ever. Its popularity … More
